tessellation
noun[CorU]
mathematics,computingspecialized(USalsotesselation)uk/ˌtes.əlˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌtes.əlˈeɪ.ʃən/theprocessoffittingshapestogether in apatternwith nospacesin between, or anarrangementofshapesthat has been made in this way:
棋盘花纹镶嵌His tessellationtechniqueresemblesmosaic.他的镶嵌技术堪比马赛克。
Adesignofinterlockingcrossesis one of several tessellations on thefloorof thecathedral.互锁十字架图形是大教堂地上的几个镶嵌图案之一。
See
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- ThegameTetris wasessentiallyabout tesselation.
- Amosaicindigitalimagingis apluralityof non-overlappingimages,arrangedin some tessellation .
- Tessellation is ageometricdivisionof aplane, atechniqueusually used inmosaicsandtilework.
- ThislivelyAmericansiteprovidesonlinelessonson manythemes, such as tessellations,anglesofpolygonsand Pythagoreanidentities.
Patterns and shapes
- amorphous
- arabesque
- argyle
- asymmetrically
- asymmetry
- bossy
- cutout
- filigree
- fishhook
- flecked
- flowery
- formless
- fretted
- herringbone
- oblong
- shapeless
- shapelessly
- shapelessness
- sigmoid
- snow angel